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Amber Rudd resigns from cabinet and surrenders Conservative whip
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 07, 2019 04:08pm |
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| Author | Press Association |
| News Date | Saturday, September 7, 2019 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Amber Rudd has resigned from the Cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip in protest at Boris Johnson’s handling of Brexit.
The Hastings and Rye MP said she was relinquishing the Tory whip after the prime minister sacked 21 rebels this week.
The secretary of state for work and pensions posted on Twitter: “I have resigned from Cabinet and surrendered the Conservative whip. I cannot stand by as good, loyal moderate Conservatives are expelled.
“I have spoken to the PM and my association chairman to explain. I remain committed to the one nation values that drew me into politics.”
Earlier this week, Johnson removed the whip from 21 Conservatives including two former chancellors and Winston Churchill’s grandson after they voted to give opposition MPs control of the order paper and start the process of blocking a no-deal Brexit. |
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